More magic pictures of the long ago; stories of the people of many lands; with reproductions from works of art and old manuscripts . to give them sorrow! commanded the King, and hehad a great wall built around the pavilion and garden,and a second and a third wall, giving this order tohis guards: Let no man from the outside world passthis triple wall, that the Prince may become the kingof kings, and see nothing but what is bright andbeautiful! For many days the Prince and Princess were veryhappy, and undisturbed by the troubles of the out-side world. They spent their days surrounded byjoyous pe
More magic pictures of the long ago; stories of the people of many lands; with reproductions from works of art and old manuscripts . to give them sorrow! commanded the King, and hehad a great wall built around the pavilion and garden,and a second and a third wall, giving this order tohis guards: Let no man from the outside world passthis triple wall, that the Prince may become the kingof kings, and see nothing but what is bright andbeautiful! For many days the Prince and Princess were veryhappy, and undisturbed by the troubles of the out-side world. They spent their days surrounded byjoyous people, and fragrant flowers, and listening tothe sweet music of the breezes among the , however, the young Prince would have a far-away look in his eyes, and one day he gave ordersfor his chariot to be prepared, that he might go forthand see the world. The King safeguarded his son byhaving this proclamation read in the streets of theroyal city: Hear, ye citizens! It is the kings com-mand that during this day there shall be seen in thecity no unhappiness: no blind, sick, sorrowful nor THE TALE OF A WONDERFUL PRINCE 83. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ILLUSTRATION OF AN INDO-PERSIAN POEM 17th century, by a court painter. Let us say that it shows the Prince and Princess of our story in the Garden ofthe Palace of Pleasure. 84 THE TALE OF A WONDERFUL PRINCE aged person! Let the streets be perfumed and gayflowers strewn before your houses, and let the treesbe decked with flags! The royal commands were at once obeyed, andwhen the Prince and Princess drove forth in the greatgilded chariot drawn by two white oxen, the peoplewelcomed them with shouts of joy, and children threwroses and rich orange-blossoms into the passingchariot. On every side was beauty and brightness,and the Prince cried, The world outside my palaceis beautiful after all, and the people happy! Hardlyhad he finished speaking, when an old and ill-cladman crept from a hovel by the roadside, and in pa
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